Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh (File Photo)
AMRITSAR: A local court has granted one-day interim bail to Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh on Saturday to attend the cremation of his grandmother, Charan Kaur. Shamsher Singh Padhri, chief spokesperson of Amritpal Singh-led Akali Dal Waris Punjab De (ADWPD), told the media that the MP had been granted one-day bail, while his uncle, Harjeet Singh, and another relative, Sukhman Singh, had been granted three and two days' bail, respectively. He said it was not yet clear when Amritpal would arrive in Amritsar or which flight he would take. The family had earlier deferred Charan Kaur's cremation by three days, urging the government to grant the jailed MP parole so that he could attend her last rites. Her mortal remains have been kept at the family's native village, Jallupur Khera, in Amritsar. Akali Dal Waris Punjab De leader Manpreet Singh Ayali had also demanded parole for Amritpal, saying that Sikh political prisoners were being denied basic humanitarian relief even as people accused of heinous crimes were repeatedly granted parole. "Bhai Amritpal Singh's grandmother, Mata Charan Kaur, has passed away, and her family has postponed the cremation in the hope that he might be allowed one last glimpse of her," Ayali, the Dakha MLA, had said. "This is a simple appeal for natural justice as per the norms of a civilised society. A grandson's right to bid farewell to his grandmother cannot be selectively denied. Authorities must rise above double standards and grant him temporary parole without delay," he had said.
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The family had also approached a court in Amritsar seeking Amritpal's temporary release. Amritpal, founder of Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, is lodged in a jail in Assam in connection with the 2023 Ajnala police station attack case. On February 23, 2023, Amritpal and his supporters, some of whom were allegedly carrying swords and firearms, barged into the Ajnala police station on the outskirts of Amritsar and clashed with police while attempting to secure the release of his aides detained there. He was arrested in Moga's Rode village on April 23, 2023, following a month-long manhunt. He later contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate and won from Khadoor Sahib.
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